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CVE-2007-0342

WebCore in Apple WebKit build 18794 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (null dereference and application crash) via a TD element with a large number in the ROWSPAN attribute, as demonstrated by a crash of OmniWeb 5.5.3 on Mac OS X…

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.55%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 4.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

WebCore in Apple WebKit build 18794 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (null dereference and application crash) via a TD element with a large number in the ROWSPAN attribute, as demonstrated by a crash of OmniWeb 5.5.3 on Mac OS X 10.4.8, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-2019.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
4.55% probability · 92th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 January 2007
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399, CWE-476
Affected
apple/safari · apple/webkit · omnigroup/omniweb · apple/mac os x
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%16 October 2026: 4.55%26 October 2026: 4.55%16 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 4.6% on 16 October 2026 to 4.6% on 26 October 2026.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-29461source ↗Apple WebKit build 18794 - WebCore Remote Denial of Serviceosx · Tom Ferrisdos15 January 2007yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.